Betcha didn’t know…

this cool stuff about pumpkins.

• During the Halloween season, about 99% of the pumpkins grown for domestic consumption are earmarked for the sole purpose of carving Jack O’Lanterns.

• Pumpkin flowers are edible.

• • Many people think the pumpkin is a vegetable but in actuality it is a squash fruit related to cucumbers, gherkins, and melons. Pumpkins consist of 90% water.
  • Besides making a yummy snack, pumpkin seeds are full of zinc, iron, potassium, magnesium, and essential fatty acids.

Enjoy your Coffee Break.